Comb cleaner



Dec. so, 1941. F, H NTE 2,267,922

COMB CLEANER Filed July 17, 1940.

IN VENTOR.

Patented Dec. 30, 1941 UNITE PATENT OFFICE m CLEANER James F. Hunter,Turtle Creek, Pa.

Application July 17, 1940, Serial No. 345,972

2 Claims.

a consideration of the accompanying drawing constituting a part hereofin which like reference characters designate like parts and in which;

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a comb cleaner support embodying theprinciples of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a comb cleaning element of stranded fabric; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view illustrating the manner of application of thecleaning element to the support.

In the drawing, the numeral I designates a U- shaped base I of anysuitable material such as a molded resinous compound which may be rigidor springy in character, the base having a handle 2 and upstandingbridge-like elements 3, which are slotted at 4 for receiving looped ends5 of a stranded fabric material, having individual strands 6 extendingbetween the loops.

The cleaner is mounted on a support by inserting one end of the loop inthe biased slot 4 in the manner shown in Fig. 3, gathering all of thematerial of the loop on one side of the slot as shown. "The loop fabricis then leveled out on the bridge 3, as shown at one end of Fig. 3 tostretch across the span of the bridge. When assembled, the strands willbe stretched horizontally, as shown in Fig. 2, across the end bridges 3.If the material of the base I is flexible, the

base may be flexed when the fabric material is mounted thereon, so thatwhen released, the strands 6 will be taut.

From the foregoing description of the drawing it is apparent that thetooth cleaning strand material can be speedily and convenientlyassembled on the base without any difiiculty and Without any clamps andbecause of the simplicity of renewing the cleaning element, such deviceswould be of such practicability as to warrent their more generaladoption.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated anddescribed, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the principles herein set forth.

I claim:

1. A comb cleaner comprising a base member having a pair of bridge-likemembers upstanding thereon, said bridge members having slots therein forreceiving the looped ends of a stranded fabric element and said slotshaving their walls overlapping to constitute a substantially continuoussupport for the looped fabric, whereby said looped ends are stretchedacross the bridge members and the connecting strands extend from bridgeto bridge.

2. A comb cleaner comprising a substantially flat U-shaped member havingthe parallel upright portions cut-out to form abridge, the bridges ofsaid elements having angularly disposed slots to receive the looped endsof strands of fabric for stretching the strands between the bridgemembers.

JAMES F. HUNTER.

